Security Lead

ABOUT THE ROLE

Taktile helps financial institutions make smarter, safer decisions with the power of AI.

We're looking for a Security Lead to set the technical direction for security across our Platform Team while staying hands-on. This is a high-leverage role with roughly a 50/50 IC-to-management split: you'll own our security architecture and roadmap, drive residual risk down, and lead a team of security engineers, GRC engineers.

You'll be the security partner for Engineering and Product on new initiatives, co-own audit readiness with GRC, and set the paved-road patterns that let the rest of the org move fast and safely. If you want to shape the security direction for a fast-growing platform and still build, this role is for you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Set the security architecture roadmap: threat model, control framework, work on key projects (data classification, secrets management, IAM hardening, supply chain).

- Drive residual risk down: own the list, sequence the work, and report to leadership monthly.

- Manage a team of security, GRC, and IT Engineers with heavy technical leadership.

- Be the security partner for Engineering and Product on new initiatives (AI tooling, Enterprise features).

- Co-own audit readiness with GRC: SOC 2, ISO 27001 and customer security reviews.

- Stay hands-on: ship automation and services, harden cloud + code and catch threats early.

REQUIREMENTS

- 5+ years in SaaS product, application, or cloud security.

- 2+ years managing a team of security engineers (minimum 2 direct reports).

- Deep technical expertise in AWS security, IAM design, and secrets management.

- Hands-on experience with DevSecOps in CI/CD, threat modeling, and vulnerability management.

- Proven track record of measurably reducing enterprise risk and influencing without authority.

- Practical experience driving SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance.

- Working knowledge of SRE/backend tools and scripting (Python, Bash, Terraform).

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